Title
Request Authorization to Submit Federal Transit Administration Coronavirus Grant Applications (Ordinance S-47494)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to apply for, accept, and distribute Federal Transit Administration Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act grants and to enter into any agreements necessary to receive those federal grants. Further request to authorize the City Treasurer to accept, and the City Controller to disburse, all grant funds in accordance with the terms of the aforementioned grants and agreements. These grants are anticipated for an amount not to exceed $85,856,151.
Report
Summary
The City of Phoenix is the designated recipient of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant funds for the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area. Phoenix submits FTA grant applications on behalf of all local governments and agencies in the region. On Dec. 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) was approved with funding provided through existing FTA formula programs at 100 percent federal share, with no local match required. Such funding is available to support capital, operating, and other expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), as the Metropolitan Planning Organization for the Phoenix metropolitan area, is responsible for programming FTA funds for the region. MAG has allocated the CRRSAA Act funding for the region to support transit operations. Phoenix is expected to receive $43,171,577 for itself from this allocation.
Financial Impact
The total of all grant funds in the applications is $85,856,151. The applications and total federal amounts by fund type are:
- $85,260,499 - FTA Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula funding apportioned to the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area; and
- $595,652 - FTA Section 5310 Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities funding apportioned to the Phoenix-Mesa Urbanized Area.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
This item was recommended for approval by the Transportation, Infrastructure and Innovation Subcommittee on April 7, 2021 by a vote of 4-0.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Public Transit Department.